BYB PRESENTS: YANKEE SHORTS #3

This is our 3rd installment of Yankee Shorts. We received a huge response from the first 2...so enjoy this next one. Thanks.

10. Too much pitching...now a bad problem?

Buster Olney of ESPN says that the Yankees would be interested in dealing one of their starting pitchers, although there have not been any discussions about Freddy Garcia yet. Read Buster HERE. It's amazing how things worked out for the Yankees this winter, getting rid of AJ Burnett and getting Michael Pineda would have been fine. Then Hiroki Kuroda showed up and Andy Pettitte un-retired...amazing.

9. Mariano's last Home Opener?

There is no doubt that we need to start thinking about life after Mariano Rivera and the Washington Post has a piece that really makes you think about all he's done for this ball club. Mo will be missed but the season is still young and we need to enjoy him every outing right now. Anyway, read the Post piece HERE.

8. Coming Home

Bleeding Yankee Blue created this video for Opening Day last Friday and people seem to love it so we're posting it again in our top 10 Yankee Shorts #3 installment to celebrate Opening Day today! Read OPENING DAY: A CHAMPIONSHIP IS COMING HOME TO THE BRONX.

7. Pettitte's Coming Back!

We received word on Monday that Andy Pettitte pitched 3 innings in Class A Tampa and felt great. There is no doubt that Pettitte will be apart of the Yankees rotation come May, especially if he feels good now. Read about it HERE.

6. Bleeding Yankee Blue Nation!

As you know, Bleeding Yankee Blue readers are now buying BYB tee shirts. For 1, we now have returning readers which is pretty awesome and 2... BYB is working to raise some money for High Socks for Hope, David and Erin Robertson's charity. Read HERE . If you buy a BYB shirt, $1 of that purchase goes toward High Socks for Hope. We are also giving $1 of our own money to HSFH for every strikeout David Robertson gets this season. Click BUY NOW on the shirt section of BYB. Look for Mikey's dad and buy! Above, is Nicole Hart, one of our favorite readers who took a picture of herself wearing a BYB shirt and sent it to us! You rock it out well Nicole...thanks for your support!

5. Special Thanks to the Yankees family

It's always great when you get recognition for something you wrote and thankfully, both Francisco Cervelli and Laura Posada let Mikey and I know on Twitter that they appreciate some kind words from some of our recent Bleeding Yankee Blue posts. Read WHY WE WANT CERVELLI BACK! and WHY I MISS POSADA DURING TIMES LIKE THESE. Both Cisco and Laura's tweets are above. Thanks for the support guys!

4. Cano has germs!

Hilarious commercial from ESPN featuring our pal Robinson Cano passing germs around the offices of ESPN with his fancy handshakes. It doesn't get better than this. Enjoy it, I did.

3. David Phelps is impressive

Not sure how closely you have been watching David Phelps this season...I have and he's been incredible. The way he's come in for the Yankees and just dominated so quickly reminds me a lot of the way David Robertson started out. The other night Phelps pitched 2 1/3 innings and struck out 4 and retired 7 in a row. He told Bryan Hoch that he just wants to have fun and feel comfortable. Damn... I'd say you are David! Read Hoch HERE.

2. The Journey of the Baseball Bat

This video may in fact be the greatest production piece ESPN has ever done. It's how a baseball bat is created and the journey from the woods to the baseball diamond. I loved it when I saw it and it makes no difference that it's not Yankees related...it's baseball related and you need to see it.

1. Mariano's role reversal?

From the same Washington Post article (HERE) from #9 on this list, a nugget that made me smile. We all know that Jorge Posada is throwing out the first pitch today, but did you know that there is talk about Mariano Rivera catching that pitch? According to the Post, it's something that's been talked about. Mariano is quoted as saying "I would like to...it would be wonderful."

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